Union Carriage & Wagon
 Builder's plate on South African Class 6E1 Series 7 E1862 | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1957[1] |
| Headquarters | Nigel, South Africa |
| Products | Rolling stock |
| Website |
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Union Carriage & Wagon (UCW) is a rolling stock manufacturer located in South Africa.
In 1964, UCW delivered its first electrical locomotives to the South African Railways, the South African Class 5E1, Series 2.[1] The Class 5E1 was also the first electrical locomotive to be produced in quantity in South Africa.[2]
In 1974, UCW entered the international market with orders from Angola and Zambia.
Rolling stock for Gautrain is assembled at the UCW plant in Nigel under a partnership agreement between Bombardier Transportation and UCW.[3][4][5]
See also
- Category:Union Carriage & Wagon locomotives
- List of South African locomotive classes
References
- 1 2 "History". Union Carriage & Wagon. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ South African Railways Index and Diagrams Electric and Diesel Locomotives, 610mm and 1065mm Gauges, Ref LXD 14/1/100/20, 28 January 1975, as amended
- ↑ "assembly process at Union Carriage and Wagon Partnership". Gautrain. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ "Renewed hope for jobs in Nigel as Union Carriage and Wagon Partnership (UCWP) starts assembling Gautrain vehicles". 10 September 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ↑ Radebe, Jeff (11 September 2009). "Address at the Union Carriage and Wagon Partnership's (UCWP's) 10M4 launch". Department of Transport. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
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Coordinates: 26°23′54″S 28°29′08″E / 26.398421°S 28.485672°E
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